The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a government overthrow in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
